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2012 Update from the CEO — Velocity, execution and focus Sergey and I founded Google because we believed that building a great search experience would improve people's lives and, hopefully, the world. And in the decade-plus that's followed, we've been constantly delighted by the ways …

By The Numbers: Larry Page's First Year as Google's CEO — Google has always been historically paranoid about any numbers it publicly releases. For many years even after it was publicly traded, the management triumvirate including Larry Page had to personally approve any numbers …

Facebook Picks Nasdaq for I.P.O. — Facebook, which is preparing for its highly anticipated initial public offering, has picked a home. — The social network will list its shares on the Nasdaq under ticker symbol “FB,” according a person familiar with the matter, who demanded anonymity because the discussions were private.

Will Facebook Distort the Nasdaq Just Like Apple Did? — Facebook is chugging toward its expected IPO as early as next month, as a New York Times report today said it will list as ticker symbol FB on the Nasdaq exchange. Since the IPO may value the No. 1 social networking company …

Actually, Arianna Huffington Has Been Demoted — Despite a story in today's New York Times headlined: “Huffington Gains More Control in AOL Revamping,” Arianna Huffington has in recent weeks seen a “narrowing” of her job at AOL, a source close to AOL tells us.

Spotify's subscriber growth disappoints — Spotify's US performance has been less than rocking, according to sources who say the digital music service has been under-delivering in terms of subscribers. — It has been nine months since Spotify debuted in the US and was hailed as a coming music revolution …

Facebook e-commerce: the next big thing? — (Reuters) - A group of e-commerce start-ups, backed by some of the tech world's most pedigreed financiers, are betting that Facebook Inc can become an e-commerce powerhouse to rival Amazon.com Inc and eBay Inc. — As the world's largest social …

Just how big are porn sites? — It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a person in possession of a fast internet connection must be in want of some porn. — While it's difficult domain to penetrate — hard numbers are few and far between — we know for a fact that porn sites …

The rise of e-reading — 21% of Americans have read an e-book. The increasing availability of e-content is prompting some to read more than in the past and to prefer buying books to borrowing them. — Summary of findings — One-fifth of American adults (21%) report that they have read …

Samsung: We're still not into 3D smartphones — By now you may have already seen a handful of “leaks” on Samsung's imminent Galaxy S III, but if you ask us, they all smell like a cruel prank on anticipating fans. As far as we're concerned, the only reliable tidbits so far are the GT-i9300 …

More people using TV and tablets at same time — Do you check e-mail while you watch TV? If so, you're far from alone. — Nielsen's fourth-quarter poll of mobile users in the U.S., U.K., Germany, and Italy discovered that people are increasingly checking e-mail or searching for program …

Apple's Highest Priority Is Obviousness — Good piece from Sebastiaan de With, riffing on my bit last week regarding the tension between simplicity and obviousness. But I gently disagree with this: … Apple has started using gestures more widely, but they're not requiring them.

JOBS Act: 5 things to look forward to (and 5 to dread) — As Obama signs the JOBS Act into law, crowdfunding becomes legal and companies get more flexibility in going public. Here's the good and the bad. Today, President Obama passes the JOBS (Jumpstart Our Business Startups) Act …

Google: No more e-books for indie booksellers — Google is ending the program that allows independent booksellers to sell Google e-books through their websites. It is a big blow for small bookstores seeking to compete against Amazon and Barnes & Noble. — The full letter that the American …

Apple Holds Out as E-Book Pricing Settlement Nears — Talks to resolve U.S. and European price-fixing probes into e-books are heating up, with three international publishers inclined to settle the matter, according to people familiar with the matter. — Apple Inc., another target of the investigation …